Oupa “DJ Sumbody” Sefoka. Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of popular South African DJ, Oupa John Sefoka, popularly known as DJ Sumbody. The arrests were made by the South African Police Service (SAPS) Political Killings Task Team working closely with Gauteng Organised Crime Detectives. Sefoka was killed in a hail…
The Roodepoort Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg is hearing the bail application for Tiffany Meek – the 31-year-old woman accused of the murder of her son Jayden-Lee Meek. Jayden-Lee was dropped off by his school transport on the day he went missing but never made it home. His body was found the following day by a…
[FILE IMAGE] Nigerian televangelist, Timothy Omotoso appears in the High Court in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. The Gqeberha High Court in the Eastern Cape has dismissed the state’s application seeking clarification on the judgment that acquitted televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho. Judge Nyameko Gqamana delivered the ruling, stating that the…
aftermath of a fire KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance MEC, Reverend Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has called on the eThekwini Municipality and other local governments in the province to make land available where homes can be built for people in informal settlements. He has visited the Kennedy Road informal settlement in Durban where 122 structures burnt down in a…
FILE | Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Cape Town. The families of the three anti-apartheid activists known as the Port Elizabeth Black Civic Organisation Three (PEBCO Three) have welcomed the Justice Department’s decision to open a formal inquest into their deaths. Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, authorised the inquest, which is…
Former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa’s murder trial under way in the High Court in Pretoria. LIVE STREAM:
Learners at the Siyathuthuka Secondary School in Inanda, Durban. As the third school term begins, the Department of Basic Education, in collaboration with the South African Police Service (SAPS), has launched school safety raids in Inanda, north of Durban. The operation targets drugs and weapons in schools and forms part of efforts to improve safety…
[File Image] Picture depicting a drowning The National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) will join communities across South Africa and around the world to observe World Drowning Prevention Day on Friday. This year’s theme, “Your story can save a life,” highlights the power of shared experiences in saving lives. NSRI Communications Manager, Andrew Ingram, says over…
[FILE IMAGE]: A blockaded road in a township. Ekurhuleni Mayor, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, has promised angry Thembisa residents that he will temporarily suspend the R126 electricity surcharge. This comes after the residents took to the streets and barricaded roads with rocks and burning tyres over the high cost of electricity since last night. In April, Eskom…
File Image: Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso appears in the High Court in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape. Judge Irma Schoeman is expected to deliver her judgment in the application by the state for clarification on the acquittal of Televangelist Timothy Omotoso and his co-accused, Lusanda Sulani and Zukiswa Sitho, today. This after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA)…
